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Click here to register for free Programme of the Day 12:45pm – Arrivals and charity stalls Main content including Bishop Alan Williams and Jon Cruddas (keynote speaker) Coffee break (charity stalls) Main content including areas of focus 5pm – Departures Travel Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Hall, 51 Cambridge Park, London E11 2PR Wanstead Parish is a 5-minute walk from Wanstead Underground Station on the Central Line. There are regular bus routes from London that stop ju

Parishioners of St Edward the Confessor in Romford have been taking further environmentally conscious approaches to their faith and how they express it. Read below to learn why they’ve been getting up to. Alongside some from St Mary Mother of God (Hornchurch), St Edward’s parishioners prayed an ecological rosary at Raphael Park. One parishioner described that it was “such a fruitful and prayerful time to be swayed by the wind under the shade of the trees.” Then, on the first

Welcome to Papal Insights for this month! In August, the Pope gradually returned to his regular duties following his Summer break in July. Read below for our reflections and commentary on what the Pope said and wrote in the last month. 11th World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation (15th Aug) Since we are in the Season of Creation, the headline for this ‘Papal Insights’ is Pope Leo’s message for the 2026 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. Taking place on the 1st

Welcome to Caritas Round-Up for the month of August 2026! We spent much of August working on our various projects, resources and upcoming events. Now entering September, we are looking forward to what the new academic year brings for us. Bosco Camp 2026 The St John Bosco Children’s Camp ran for two fun-filled weeks this year, which allowed 170 children to have a camping holiday that they wouldn’t have otherwise had the opportunity to go on, accompanied by 120 experienced volu

As a special work of Caritas Brentwood, we are very pleased to share that this year’s St John Bosco Camp gave 170 young people a week away, supported by 120 volunteers who gave up their time to make it happen. Every summer, the camp offers children aged 9 to 12 a week they won’t forget. It’s all about mixing outdoor adventure with faith, giving campers the chance to get outside, make new friends and grow in their faith through Mass and other spiritual activities along the way

Students from St John Payne, Chelmsford recently took part in the Young Catholic Influencers of the Year Award. Noah Ford (Year 7) wrote the following article reflecting on the day they spent at Westminster Cathedral. Taking part in the Young Catholic Influencers of the Year Award was an incredible experience and one that I will never forget. Alongside nineteen other Year 7 students, I had the opportunity to represent St John Payne Catholic School at a joint-diocese event in

Catholic Social Teaching has continued to play an important role in the life of St Helen’s Catholic Infant and Nursery School in Brentwood. Through projects led by the School Council, children learn about supporting others in their community and caring for the environment. As part of the school’s commitment to helping those in need, the School Council organises a food bank collection to support Brentwood Foodbank. The school community donates food and toiletries, with hundred

See below for a message from Mary’s Meals about how their regular donations are being tripled by a generous donor. As children across the UK return to school over the next few weeks, they will be excited and perhaps nervous to start a new school year. But what if their biggest back to school worry was being too hungry to learn, or falling ill in class due to hunger? This is the back to school reality for millions of children living in the world’s poorest communities – but a d

The Ecological Conversion Group (ECG) are hosting a webinar on the 1st September to inaugurate the Jubilee Garden Project. All are warmly invited to join on Tuesday 1st September at 8pm (UK time), to celebrate the launch of the project – created in partnership with ‘The God Who Speaks’ of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. What is the Jubilee Garden Project? The ‘Jubilee Garden Project’ is an invitation to use physical space to heal, transform and renew. T

Michael (Development Officer, Caritas Brentwood) along with 3 members of our young adult network (Paula, Kacey and Ed) attended the 48th Annual National Justice and Peace Network Conference. Hosted at The Hayes Conference Centre in Derbyshire, the theme for the Conference this year was Just Talk. Addressing how we approach our daily encounters with others, especially with people whose views we might disagree with. The keynote, by Billy Vaughan (Public Affairs Officer, Quakers

The following article was part of the the Newham Deanery News 2026 Edition Magazine. An audience gathered on the evening of Friday 17th July for a thought-provoking lecture that examined one of the most pressing questions of the modern age: just because science allows something, does it mean it should be done? Father Daniel Kelly, a Catholic priest and trained bioethicist, delivered a wide ranging talk that moved between theology, philosophy and contemporary medicine with cla

Welcome to Papal Insights for the month of July! We have a shorter one this month as Pope Leo XIV took some time off at his holiday residence in Castel Gandolfo, where both his private and public engagements were more limited than usual. We hope that you all have a restful Summer! Speech, 11th July 2026 Earlier in July, the Holy Father received 200 guests at Castel Gandolfo. These guests were accompanied by the Diocese of Rome, having been identified as living in “vulnerable